Because we use them every day, the operation of a car seems simple, but a car is a very complex machine. One of the most complex systems in the typical vehicle is the automatic transmission. This ...

The rise of the automatic transmission led to a change in automobile manufacturing as more and more drivers chose to leave manual transmission vehicles behind. The convenience and smoother driving ...

The automatic transmission as Americans know it today has been around and undergoing continual improvement since 1939. And while the concept of the continuously variable transmission (CVT) was ...

Today, let's look at who's to blame for all the cars that insist on shifting for themselves. Arguably, the earliest blame-havers could be Louis-Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor, who were about to show ...

Modern drivers are faced with several options when deciding upon their ideal vehicle. These include gas or electric power, its drivetrain — be it a front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or four-wheel ...

For most drivers, a vehicle's automatic transmission — the most common kind of transmission nowadays, more's the pity — has three settings: Drive, Park, and Reverse. Most automatic transmissions, ...

Automatic transmissions are expensive, but they also make our lives easier! Out of the many different types, which is for you? Let’s find out… Let’s be real - If you go and ask a random person about ...